Stand for holding mucilage or paste.



No. 663,682.` Patented nec. u, won.

. E.As. RAFF.-

STAND FUR HDLDING MUCILAGEy 0R PASTE'. l

fApp1ica.ein med Aug. 27, 1900.

L- Arrow/EWS UNTTED STATES PATENT EDWARD S. RAFF, OF CANTON, OHIO.

STAND FOR HOLDING NIUCILAGE OR PASTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,682, dated December11, 1900- u Application filed August 27, 1900. Serial No. 28,129. INDmodel.)

To ctZZ 1071/0711, t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. RAEE, a resident of Canton, in the countyof Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stands for Holding Mucilage or Paste; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in stands suitable for use inholding mucilage or paste.

One object of this invention Vis to provide a stand that comprises asuitably-supported swinging or tilting receptacle for-holding themucilage or paste and a relatively stationary hood arranged to overhangthe receptacle and close the receptacles brush-receiving aperture in theinoperative position of the receptacle.

Another object is to provide the receptacle interiorly with a wiperarrangedV in suitable proximity tothe receptacles brush-receivingaperture, in combination with an adjustable stop for limiting theswinging or tilting of the receptacle in a forward direction, so thatthe desired level of the mucilage or paste within the receptaclerelative to the upper edge or wiping-surface of the brush-wiper can bemaintained notwithstanding an addition to or a decrease in the quantityof muclage or paste within the receptacle.

Another object is to provide the receptacle with a Water-receiving andbrush-Washing compartment in addition to the chamber or compartment forreceiving the mucilage or paste. Y

With these objects in View, and to the end of realizing other advantageshereinafterappearing, the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a right-hand side elevation,in central transverse section, of the stand embodying my invention, andin this igu re the tilting or swinging receptacle of the stand is shownin its closed and inoperative position. Fig. II is a right-hand sideelevation in central vertical section and shows the swinging or tltablereceptacle swung into its open and operative position. Fig. III is a topplan relative to Fig. II. Fig. IV is a front side elevation relative toFigs. II and III. Fig. V is a side elevation, in central section,showing different positions of the tiltable receptacle of the stand.Fig. VI is a section on line VI VI, Fig. I, looking upwardly.

My improved stand comprises a horizontally-arranged base c, that is madeof any suitable material, preferably metal. A receptacle b is trunnionedor pivoted, as at b, horizontally and transversely of the stand to thebase d. The receptacle has preferably agenerally triangular shape inside elevation and has two perpendicular fiat and parallel side walls 7and 7 and two flat walls S and 9, arranged perpendicularly or at rightangles to each other. between and connecting together the side walls 7and 7. The walls 8 and 9 are arranged, furthermore, approximately radialto the pivotal bearings of the receptacle and meet each other betweenthe said bearings. The remaining wall I() of the receptacle isarc-shaped and connects together the aforesaid side walls 7 and 7 andextends between and connects together the aforesaid walls 8 and 9. Thewall IO is provided centrally with an aperture Il for receiving themucilage or paste that is to be supplied to the said receptacle and foraccommodating the introduction or passage into and from the ,receptacleof the brush (not shown) employed in removing muclage or paste from thereceptacle. It will be observed that the receptacle b has its axisarranged at the junction of the two walls 8 and 9, and

consequently the wall 9 or the wall 8 forms the bottom of thereceptacle,according as the receptacle is swung into its closed orinoperative position, as shown in Fig. I, or into its open or operati veposition, as shown in Fig. II.

A hood c,that is rigid and preferably in tegral with the base ct, hasthe contour and arrangement required to render it capable of snuglycovering the apertured arc-shaped wall IO of the receptacle when thereceptacle is swung into its closed or inoperative position, as shown inFig. I. The hood c comprises, preferably, two perpendicular side wallsI4 and 14, arranged at opposite sides, respectively, of the sweep of thereceptacle and in the posi- IOO tion required to ysnugly cover the sidewalls of the receptacle when the latter is swung into its closedposition, and the hood has a centrally-arran ged arc-shaped wall15,tbatextends between the walls 14 and 14 and from the rear end of the base aupwardly and forwardly and is arranged as required to snugly cover thecorrespondingly-shaped apertured wall of the receptacle in thereceptacles closed position. The central and main wall 15 ofthe hoodtherefore overhangs thereceptacle in the receptacles closed position, asshown in Fig. I, and the forward extremity of the said wall and a lug orflange 12, that is formed upon and externally of the receptacle andengages the said extremity in the receptacles closed poistion, form astop for limiting the tilting or swinging of the receptacle in actuatingit from an open toa closed position, so as to prevent the receptacleswall 9 (that,4 as already indicated, forms the bottom of the receptaclein the receptacles closed position) from' striking severely against thebase a, and the aforesaid lug or flange 12 extends, preferably, theentire width of the receptacle, or approximately so, so as to form aguard that prevents dust, dirt, and air from entering between thereceptacle and the receptacle. overhanging wall 15 of the hood in theclosed position ofthe receptacle. The receptacle is provided externallyand adjacent to the junction of its walls 7 and 8 with two anges 13 and13, that have the arrangement required to extend ,up and down landoverlap the forward end of opposite side walls, respectively, of thehood c in the closedposition of the receptacle, and consequently formguards for preventing the ingress of dust, dirt, and air between thesides of the receptacle and the said side walls of the hoodin the saidposition of thc receptacle.

The base a extends, preferably, forward of the axis of the tilting orswinging receptacle,

and the forward end portion of the base, fori l tion, and hence theset-screw dforrns an adjustable stop to limit the tilting or swinging ofthe receptacle in the actuation of the receptacle from its closed intoits open position. The base of the receptacle is provided, preferably,with feet 19.

The receptacle b is divided, preferably, into two compartments separatedby a verticallyarranged partition 20, extending forwardly andrearwardly. The partition 20 is arranged,

A preferably, between the central portion of the receptacle and one sideof the receptacle, and

in the device illustrated the said partition is formed between thecentral portion of the receptacle and the receptacles left-hand sidewall. The mucilage or paste is supplied to the larger and maincompartment through the aperture 11, that is arranged as required toafford access to the said compartment. The smaller compartment is usedfor holding water, wherein the brush employed in removing mucilage orpaste from the larger compartment can be washed or cleaned, andthe wall10 of the receptacle, centrally between the walls 8 and 9, is providedwith an aperture 21 for afford-ing access to the said water-receivingcompartment.

A wiper efor removing any surplus of mucilage or paste from the brushafter the use of the brush in removing muoilage or paste from thereceptacle is provided, and consists, preferably, of avertically-arranged metallic slide that extends between the side wallsof the forward portion of the mucilage-receiving or paste-receivingcompartment and its outer or brush-wiping edge or surface in suitableproximity to the aperture 11 of the receptacle. In the deviceillustrated the wiperforming slide engages slideway forming grooves orrecesses 22, formed in the side walls of the mucilage-receiving orpaste-receiving compartment, and is arranged as required to renderitcapable of being slid outwardly from the said slideways through theaperture 11.

ObviouslyT the d epth of the n1 ucilage or paste next adjacent to thewiperforming slide 1 should not be too shallow nor deep enough to renderthe brush liable to dip into the mucilage or paste in wiping the brushof its surplus. Consequently the provision of the adjustable stop d,whereby the receptacle in its open position can be tilted downwardly orupwardly and held in the desired adjustment, is of vast importance,because the wiper by a proper manipulation of the adjustable stop can atall times, so long as there is a suitable quantity of mucilage or pastein the receptacle, be sufficiently exposed for brush-wiping purposeswithout liability of having the brush come in contact with the mucilageor paste during the brush-wiping operation.

Fig. II of the drawings shows the bottomforming wall 8 of the receptaclein an approximately horizontal plane, 'and consequently in this positionthe level of any mucilage or paste within the receptacle would beparallel with the said wall.

In solid lines, Fig.V,the stop-forming screw e of the receptacle isshown adjusted so that the bottom-forming wall 8 of the receptacledeclines from the axis ofl the receptacle, and this position of thereceptacle will be desirable if too much mucilage or paste has beenintroduced into the receptacle. In dotted lines, Fig. V, the receptacleis shown in position with its bottom-forming wall 8 inclining upwardlyfrom the axis of the receptacle, and this position is desirable when thelevel of the mucilage or paste has materially fallen below the originallevel. Obviously, therefore, the screw d is manipulated as required IOOIIO

to lower or raise the receptacle1 according as the level of the mucilageor paste within the receptacle is to be lowered or raised relative tothe upper or brush-wiping edge or surface of the brush-Wiper.

What I claim isl. A stand for holding mucilage or paste, comprising apivotally-supported receptacle provided with a brush-receiving aperture,a brush-wiper within the receptacle and in suitable proximity to thesaid aperture, and an adjustable stop arranged to control the positionof the receptacle and thereby regulate the level of any mucilage orpaste Within the receptacle relative to the brush-wiping edge or surfaceof the brush-wiper.

2. A stand for holding mucilage or paste,

. comprising a base, a receptacle pivotally supported from the base andarranged as required to render it capable of being tilted or swung in avertical plane and provided with a brushlreceiving aperture, abrush-wiper arranged within the receptacle and extending into suitableproximity to the aperture, and an adjustable stop arranged to controlthe position of the receptacle in tbe receptacles forwardlyswungposition and thereby regulate the depth of the mucilage or paste nextadjacent to the wiper.

3. A stand for holding Inucilage or paste, com prising ahorizontally-arranged base, a receptacle p'ivotally mounted upon thesaid base and arranged as required to render it capable of being tiltedor swung in a vertical plane, and provided with a brush-receivingaperture, a brush-wiper within the receptacle in suitable proximity tothe aperture, and a vertically -adjustable stop arranged forwardly ofthe axial line of the receptacle below the sweep of the receptacle.

4. A stand for holding mucilage or paste, comprising a base, areceptacle pivotally mounted upon the base and arranged to render itcapable of being swung rearwardly and forwardly upon the base, whichreceptacle has an aperture affording access to the chamber of thereceptacle, and a brush-wiper in suitable proximity to the saidaperture, an adjustable stop supported from the base forward of thereceptacles axial line and arranged to limit the tilting or swinging ofthe receptacle in a forward direct-ion, and a hood that is rigid withthe base and arranged to receive and cover the receptacle in thereceptacles rearwardly-swung position.

5. A stand for holding mucilage or' paste, comprising a base, areceptacle pivotally mounted upon the base as required to render itcapable of being swung rearwardly and forwardly upon the base, whichreceptacle has a generally triangular outline in side elevation and hasan aperture affording access to the mucilage-receiving orpaste-receiving compartment or chamber of the receptacle and arrangeddiagonally opposite to the axial line of the receptacle, a brush-wiperarranged within the said compartment or chamber and extending intosuitable proximity to the aforesaid aperture, an adjustable stopsupported from the base forward of the receptaclcs axial line andarranged as required to limit the tilting or swinging of the receptaclein a forward direction, and a hood or cover that is rigid with the baseand arranged to closely overhang and cover the apertured wall of thereceptacle in the receptacles rearwardly-swung position.

6. A stand for holding mucilage or paste, comprising a base ct havingthe screw-threaded hole 18 and the hood c; a set-screw d engaging thesaid hole, and the receptacle b pivotally supported from the base, as atb", and provided with the aperture l1, and an internal brush-wiper e,all arranged and operating substantially as shown, for the purposespecified.

Signed by me at Cleveland, Ohio, this 31st day of July, 1900.

EDWARD S. RAFF.

Witnesses:

C. I-I. Donna,

A. H. PARRATT.

